Category: Jangle Pop

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The Records I Like Mix June 2019

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A round up of releases from late, last month, early this and more. Featuring indiepop to dreampop and janglepop to shoegaze with some noise thrown in. Enjoy! Full Tracklisting: The Reds, Pinks & Purples – Running Up Dead-End Streets Taken from the recent Desperate Parties EP. Kidsmoke – She Takes You Under If, like me, you thought the previous single Passenger was good you will be delighted by She Takes You Under with its catchy guitars, clever lyrics and striking vocals. Starry Eyed Cadet – Slow Slow is a sometimes, jangling, sometimes twee indiepop song which demonstrates the band have … Continue reading The Records I Like Mix June 2019

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Happypills – Summer Song

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Hot on the heels of his debut album Milk Floes, which I failed to mention so let me rectify that by pointing you over here, Japan’s one man bedroom indiepop band Happypills has released a new single. I am not quite sure why Summer Song did not make the aforementioned album (maybe it’s because it’s so short) but it would have been a worthy inclusion thanks to the now trademark jangling guitars with a vocal style that wavers between deadpan and emotional ridden. The song itself may be over a tad sharpish (1m44s fact fans) but it will linger on … Continue reading Happypills – Summer Song

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The Slow Summits – Languid Belles

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The Slow Summits (named after The Pastels 2013 album of the same name?) are an indiepop band from Linköping, Sweden. Languid Belles seems to be their debut release and it contains four jangling pop tunes that are reminiscent of days gone by. It’d be hard not to think of 1980s UK indie bands when listening to the EP. Off the top of my head think The Smiths, Orange Juice, The Weather Prophets, The Housemartins, The Loft, and The Wedding Present. Given that Amelia Fletcher provides backing vocals on two tracks here the latter should be no surprise. It’s an enjoyable … Continue reading The Slow Summits – Languid Belles

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Torrey – Sister

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Torrey is a female fronted band who hail from San Francisco and that’s all I can find out about them as for now their homepage does not offer any clues. Which, I kinda, like. Anyway Sister features six indiepop songs that need to be heard. Initial thoughts would suggest comparisons to the likes of Cults, The Aislers Set, Best Coast and amongst their peers Jeanines. There is variety too – the beautiful Summer where singer Ryann’s voice shines, the shambling Scruffy and the short and sweet pop-tastic blast that is Lean In. The other tracks carry on in the same … Continue reading Torrey – Sister

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Pin Ups – Spinning

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Brazilian band Pin Ups first surfaced back in 1990 releasing five albums before seemingly splitting up, after a number of line up changes, in 1998. A covers EP emerged the year before last alongside some comeback shows and now the band, with I think most of the last line up, are preparing to release their sixth album on London based Brazilian label Midsummer Madness and Fleeting Media. Spinning is the first single to be lifted from the album. It’s like stepping back twenty years to their fifth album Lee Marvin and you cannot imagine the band ever being away! It’s … Continue reading Pin Ups – Spinning

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The Records I Like Mix May 2019

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A bumper crop this month featuring healthy doses of indiepop, janglepop, shoegaze, dreampop and any other number of made up genres you could desire! I try to keep within a time and track limit but that has not proved possible this month so enjoy this extended mix! Full tracklisting: The Blue Dress – The Perfect Moment The Perfect Moment sounds like a track given away on a flexi-disc via fanzines of yesteryear. Dreams of Empire – Northern Lights Is Northern Lights Dreams of Empire’s poppiest moment yet? Film School – Go (But Not Too Far) I really like the deadpan … Continue reading The Records I Like Mix May 2019

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宇宙ネコ子 – Kimi No Youni Ikiretara

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Kimi No Youni Ikiretara seems to be the debut release from Japanese band 宇宙ネコ子 (Space Cat according to Google or is it Universe Nekoko when translated?) and features seven songs that shift from shoegaze, fuzzy pop and indiepop. With the band being female fronted it’s hard not to suggest bands such as Strawberry Story or Melys as pointers in the band’s sound. Song titles such as Like A Raspberry also suggest a fondness for 1980s UK indie and a certain West Country record label. Of the seven songs here it’s hard to pick a favourite. However, the fuzzy opener Virgin … Continue reading 宇宙ネコ子 – Kimi No Youni Ikiretara